The Club of Cambodian Journalists issued a statement last week expressing its desire to “share in the agony” resulting from the death of Hiro Muramoto, a 43-year-old Japanese photographer with the Thomson Reuters news agency who died after being shot in the chest on April 10 while covering violent demonstrations in Bangkok. The statement calls for Thai authorities to investigate the shooting and arrest and punish those responsible.
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Bumpy road for local ride appsRide-hailing services seem to have grown into a dominant player in the capital’s transportation sector. Relatively unknown and little used in the Kingdom at the beginning of this year, services like PassApp, Grab and ExNet are now commonplace on Phnom Penh streets. However, the
CNRP points to King in call for vote boycottLeaders of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have taken a new tack in their call for a boycott of the national elections later this month. They are now claiming that the people should follow the King, who is expected to abide by tradition
Actress’s NGO takes heat for promoting the ruling partyAn actress’s NGO which participated in an election campaign event contrary to the Law on Association and Non-Governmental Organisations (Lango) has been slammed. Chorn Chanleakena, a celebrity and the president of the Association of Artists Volunteering to Help Society, allegedly led its members in